Provincial Licencing

[kindertime]

Quebec doesn't have anymore the popular $7 a day daycare, it is $20 more or less estimated on the family total income. The Quebec representative was concerned, because now parents instead placing their children in public run down daycares, they are choosing to pay a bit more and place.them in new private daycare centres. The proliferation of private centres are stimated on 300%.

These are mega corporations, and homedaycares are also being challenged by this corporations.

I wish I'd been at that conference... you are absolutely right about the situation in Quebec. This isn't the proper thread for it here, so I won't get into it, but I personally don't see being in the subsidized system here in 5 years. And to be honest, maybe not even in 1 year. It's getting bad. However, the parents you say are willing to pay a bit more are actually not paying more in the private centers. That's the problem. The tax refund they get monthly often means they pay less for private.

As for the 300%, the percentage of private licenced spaces 5 years ago was 1%... it is now at 20%. I'm not good with math, but I think that's 2000%.

[Peacefulbird]

I'm very sorry to hear that. I thought I made a mistake taking my notes it was 3000%. It seemed ridiculous and I assumed it was 300%. It is true then.

[Peacefulbird]

It is overwhelming, here we go on a roller coaster again. Please read the Toronto Star , we need more spaces,(article). And if you can send your opinion do so. Why independent home daycares are being ignored?